Writing every day for 14 years made me a luckier person.

(Here’s why showing up changed my life)

I’ve written every day for at least fourteen years.

Whether a bunch of tweets, a blog article, a Linkedin post, a newsletter, a book chapter, or an Instagram caption.

Almost no one read my stuff for years, and I have rarely been in the mood to write, but I stuck with it.

After a while, I saw how lucky I got when I kept writing. So I didn’t stop, nor will I ever stop.

Here’s why writing every day made me luckier:

1. Therapy

Writing many stories about my life and the lives of others has healed my wounds.

I have learned so much about myself and human nature because most of my writing involves processing problems I am experiencing myself.

This — incidentally — tends to make for the best reading.

Sharing my writing publicly has released me from self-consciousness and has helped me overcome many insecurities.

I am a lighter, happier, more resilient person, helping me take on a more assertive and resourceful (i.e. luckier) approach to life.

2. Exposure to more opportunities

The more I put out into the world, the greater the odds of being found by a reader who can help me in a win-win deal.

My writing has led to jobs (one tweet landed me an interview for an illustration job in London — almost unheard of at the time), mentors, coaching clients, book buyers, and friendships.

They have also created romances, speaking gigs worldwide, and podcast interviews.

3. Relentless idea-generation

I am continually surprised by how many insights I receive by getting into a long-term writing rhythm.

I am flooded with more ideas for stories and posts than I can handle, but I also receive ideas for new projects and businesses. It’s like a (lucky) reward I get from my creative ‘muse’ for being consistent.

For example, a blog post on productivity I shared a few years ago was picked up and shared by Ariana Huffington. It led me to build a productivity planner book business that sold out.

4. Persuasive writing skill

Writing a lot has meant that I am a better, more persuasive writer. It has also made it much easier to write more with greater ease. More than anything, it has improved what I believe to be the most powerful skill in the world: telling stories.

I’ve since been able to move tens of thousands of people to subscribe to me, reach out to me, buy my books and products, and meet me in person.

5. Approachability

Sharing my struggles through my writing has opened up more profound, more authentic connections with people. When I held back and wrote robotically, few people cared. Now, more of them do.

I’m no longer two-dimensional.

Writing has literally made me more approachable.

This has turbo-charged the luck that has come into my life.

6. Global self-sufficiency

By writing every day, I have developed a potent support network of people around me in the form of friends, mentors, and clients worldwide.

This has been invaluable as a nomad living for long stretches in places like Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Georgia, Poland and Bangkok.

You could say I’m just ‘lucky.’

Or you could say I wrote a lot over many years, even when I didn’t feel like it.

That’s how we can all create luck.

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